Rude London Cabby!

[iluvmercs]

I've just come back from London. Lovely couple of days, but right at the end, some ruddy cabby got all arsey when I went to pay him.

The fayre was £13, so gave the exact amount in £1 coins, and a couple of 50p pieces.
I was in a hurry with a friend to catch our train, and guy just looks at me sternly, complaining "Aaahhhhh I don't want that! Not all that".

ME: "Well mate, I'm sorry but I don't have any notes"

CABBY: "F*cking hell! I'm not having all that"

ME: "Look! Do you want to get paid or not? It's the full amount. It's money. You've been paid. I'm in a hurry!"

CABBY: "F*cking hell!"(yet again) "I don't f*cking believe that".

ME: "Just f*ck off! You've got your money, now just get lost!"

So I turn around and just walk away. Consequently missed my train by all of a minute thanks to this exchange!

I know it's not great to get a handful of change, but sheesh! Surely there's no need to be such to$$er about it!

Any other PHers had any run-in's with cabbies?

Darren

Edited by iluvmercs on Monday 15th December 14:26

[Hedders]

It's not like he has to carry it round in his pocket all day.

He probably just wanted you to chuck him a twenty and not wait for the change...

[TonyHetherington]

PMT





(pissy moaning taxi)

[blindswelledrat]

I don't believe this.

[randomman]

Sounds like a he was just being a waz. I'm sure he'll have need for it later in the night.

Answer 1 sounds plausible too.

[furtive]

No tip then?

[PhantomHumper]

Should of handed him it and walked away.

[CosmicMatt]

Hedders said:

It's not like he has to carry it round in his pocket all day.

He probably just wanted you to chuck him a twenty and not wait for the change...

Mini-cabber; well that'd have being a few easy and quick stops at the pumping station...

[esselte]

Hedders said:

It's not like he has to carry it round in his pocket all day.

He probably just wanted you to chuck him a twenty and not wait for the change...

How does this cabby thing work? Do they run their cab as their own business and keep all the fare or are they emplyed by someone else and salaried or paid on commission etc?

[roboxm3]

You made a big mistake there mate!!!

You should definitely have said "fk off, you ungrateful, whinging " instead of "get lost"...

[threesixty]

randomman said:

Sounds like a he was just being a waz. I'm sure he'll have need for it later in the night.

Answer 1 sounds plausible too.

exactly, change is useful for them surely.

Never had a problem with blackcab drivers myself, its just the ones i catch at 4am that get a bit more interesting.

Providing the door was open, i'd have just thrown it on the floor in the back and jumped out as soon as he started moaning.

[SleeperCell]

how on earth do you end up carrying that many pound coins anyway?

[ZR1cliff]

You can give me all your change, I need it on the other thread.

[trooperiziz]

SleeperCell said:

how on earth do you end up carrying that many pound coins anyway?

When every drink in London costs £9, they soon mount up...

[wildoliver]

In fairness I'd have got out of the cab and let him with nowt. If someone says they don't want the legal tender they are offered then my attitude is fine!

[maximm]

I thought most cabbies like change?

There are loads of times when I have paid above a tenner in change but never got that abuse! ha

[ray_von]

iluvmercs said:

So I turn around and just walk away. Consequently missed my train by all of a minute thanks to this exchange!

Would you have caught the train if you had ran instead of walked?

[LeighW]

You should have just chucked your change at him, and then, in your best Danny Dyer accent, called him a "cant". That would've calmed the situation.

[MK4 Slowride]

You should've committed suicide on the back of his cab, cut your throat or something that'll learn em.

[993AL]

furtive said:

No tip then?

Don't eat yellow snow.